Mine Health and Safety Grants
This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to
determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.
For programmatic or technical questions:
Janice Oates
202.693.9573
oates.janice@dol.gov
Cindy Hennigan
202.693.9581
Hennigan.Cindy@dol.gov
For grants management or budget questions:
Travis Munnerlyn
202.693.9833
munnerlyn.travis@dol.gov
Emmanuel Ekwo
202.693.9635
Mine Health and Safety Grants provide funding to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthy working conditions for miners.
Funding may be used for:
- Developing and enforcing state mining laws and regulations
- Improving state workers’ compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs
- Improving safety and health conditions in the nation’s mines through federal-state coordination and cooperation
- Training on miners’ statutory rights, including the right to be provided a safe working environment and the right to refuse an unsafe task
- Education and training related to occupational health hazards and diseases, such as black lung, silicosis, and diesel exhaust exposure
Eligible applicants include:
- State and territorial governments
- Tribal governments
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
Estimated number of awards: 56
Project period: 1 year
Estimated total program funding:
$10,537,000
States must provide matching funds of at least 20% of the total program costs.
Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov.
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